The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1887-01-15

10 Read judicial advertisements.
More rain and diSagreeable
weather during the first part of the
week.
Our active Sheriff, Lewis Dry,
went to Baton Rouge, on Thursday
last, to make his quarterly settle
ment
There was freight train wrecked
on the Il. q p. at Vacherie, St.
james parish, on Tuesday morning
last
We were under the impression
that ST. Charles had Superinten-
dent of Public Schools, but TO our
surprise it has not.
Have your letter heads, bill heads,
circulars, posters, dodgers, etc,
printed at the He ALD job Offices.
Prices reasonable and satisfaction
guaranteed.
We sympathize with Mr., Joseph
Il. Bourgeois, of the Fashion plant
alton, in the loss of his little
daughter, aged two years, with
MhOoping cough.
A large mud hole ornaments the
trout gate OF our com th8nSe. What
philaltthropic citizen will dump a
load OF sand or filing therein!
Rabbit hunting is the order of
the day. Our black ''devil' Aaron
w. Blazicr, Jr, like to cotGA one for
sub! celit it slipped through his
lrgs.
Our competent clerk Of court
Mr.. John Is. Martin, has been kept
quite busy lately attending TO the
duties OF his office and plantation.
We trust THAT our Police Jury at
their next meeting Monday next.
viii appoint delegates 10 the
Planters Convention, as requested
y the Governor.
Mr.. ID. IIaydel of the Home
Place has disposed CT one half ,about
eighty tlnee alppntS, Of the upper
tract of the Home Place above
HahnVille, to Mr.. 7. T. Baudouin,
for the sum of 8 100.
LEGAL BLANKS.-Justiccs Of the
Peace will fad always on hand at
he HERALD Office a stock of all the
legal blanks commonly used in the
transaction of the business Of their
courtS,Sucl as ai1idavitS. bombs, etc.
TheMorganRaili oadCo.caused the
arrest of several trampS for setting
fire to some cotton while stealing Il
ride on freight car. The fire is
said TO be an accident, and the com
pally make nothing out of the case.
Our people have taken the Sun.
day law much easier than was ex
pectcd. Although waiting upon
the decision of the Supreme Court,
some Of our religiously inclined
merchants think that business
should be suspended on that day.
Onr parish fathers have conSid
cred it best to sell the ferry piiyi-
legcs throughout the parish, attel
doing away with the sale of same
fol- two years past, thereby leaving
the travellers at the mercy of any
one who felt disposed TO cross them.
and making their own charges
We are pleased to note this changt
by the jury.
The weather again changed t.
warm on Thursday, the thermometer
ran up TO 75o with a southwest
wind blowing. We heard some
people complain of perspiring
Quite change compared to las
week when we could hardly ger
clothes enough on us to keep us
warm.
The addition to the Star planta
tiOn leveo, is completed. We trus
that the planters and upper coaS
residents with the assistance of thu
railroad companies will prompt,
secure the levee before the mex
high water is upon MS.
On Tuesday evening at 2 o'clocl
p. ~, Pierre D'AlenSbourg, one O
our best colored citizens & merchan
passed away. He had been sick 70
upwards Of sixteen mouths witt
consumption. aud up to the time q
his death was apparently enjoying
his usual health. He was Sittin.
in ii chair on his gallery when sud
denly he arose and started for hi
room where he Immediately expired
Mr.. D'Alenshourg WIS thirty .seve
years old, and leaves a widow an
four children 10 mourn his los.